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Why IREN Stock Is Rising As Bitcoin Surges
benzinga33d ago

Why IREN Stock Is Rising As Bitcoin Surges

IREN Ltd (NASDAQ:IREN) shares are trading higher Wednesday afternoon as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) rallies, up about 7% to around $73,200, reclaiming the $70,000 level after a volatile start to the week. Here’s what investors need to know.IREN shares are climbing with conviction. What’s driving IREN stock higher?IREN Builds And Runs High-Power Data CentersIREN is a Bitcoin infrastructure company that builds, owns and operates high-power data centers to run fleets of application-specific integrated circuit machines. It also secures grid interconnections and transformers and sources large blocks of electricity, often in regions with renewable-heavy grids, to power those operations.Those servers continuously compute hashes to validate Bitcoin transactions and secure the network. The output is monetized through Bitcoin-denominated block rewards and transaction fees, with the company typically converting a portion of mined BTC into cash ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Middle East War Extends Ghana’s Gold Windfall Window as Prices Hit New Highs
newsghana33d ago

Middle East War Extends Ghana’s Gold Windfall Window as Prices Hit New Highs

NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/middle-east-war-extends-ghanas-gold-windfall-window-as-prices-hit-new-highs/Ghana’s two-to-three-year window to capitalise on elevated gold prices may have just widened, as the outbreak of direct U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran last weekend sent gold to fresh record highs this week, giving the country’s reserve accumulation strategy an unexpected near-term boost even as longer-term uncertainty deepens. Gold closed 2025 at historically [...] NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/middle-east-war-extends-ghanas-gold-windfall-window-as-prices-hit-new-highs/

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Tether Investments Backs Eight Sleep at $1.5B Valuation
platodata33d ago

Tether Investments Backs Eight Sleep at $1.5B Valuation

What Does the Investment Involve? Tether Investments said it has taken a strategic stake in sleep-technology company Eight Sleep, backing the firm at a $1.5 billion valuation. The investment is intended to support collaboration between Eight Sleep’s consumer hardware and Tether’s recently launched data architecture designed for on-device artificial intelligence. Eight Sleep develops AI-powered sleep [...]

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thewhig33d ago

Blue Jay Gold Corp. Announces $15 Million Private Placement

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – March 4, 2026) – Blue Jay Gold Corp. (“Blue Jay” or the “Company“), is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with Beacon Securities Limited (“Beacon” or the “Lead Agent“), to act as lead agent and bookrunner, on behalf of a syndicate of agents (together with Beacon, the [...]

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Bitcoin Surges Above $73,000 as Global Markets Rebound – “The Defiant”
platodata33d ago

Bitcoin Surges Above $73,000 as Global Markets Rebound – “The Defiant”

Bitcoin ETFs have attracted nearly $1.5 billion in inflows since last week. Crypto markets rallied sharply on Wednesday as global markets bounced back despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Stocks and precious metals gained while oil and natural gas dipped slightly. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at around $73,500, up 8% over the past [...]

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Fairshake’s Strategic Triumph: Crypto-Backed Candidates Dominate 2025 Congressional Primaries
bitcoinworld33d ago

Fairshake’s Strategic Triumph: Crypto-Backed Candidates Dominate 2025 Congressional Primaries

BitcoinWorldFairshake’s Strategic Triumph: Crypto-Backed Candidates Dominate 2025 Congressional PrimariesIn a significant development for digital asset policy, cryptocurrency industry-backed candidates secured decisive victories across multiple U.S. congressional primary elections this week, demonstrating the growing political influence of blockchain advocacy groups. Fairshake, the industry’s prominent Super PAC, successfully supported several candidates who now advance to November’s general elections with substantial momentum. These results, confirmed by [...]This post Fairshake’s Strategic Triumph: Crypto-Backed Candidates Dominate 2025 Congressional Primaries first appeared on BitcoinWorld.

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Top Crypto Presale to Buy Now: BlackRock’s $10 Billion Panic Day Is Exactly When the Best Presale Entries Happen
techbullion33d ago

Top Crypto Presale to Buy Now: BlackRock’s $10 Billion Panic Day Is Exactly When the Best Presale Entries Happen

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust recorded approximately $10 billion in a single day of trading as Bitcoin’s price dropped 13% in one session, its second steepest single-day fall on record. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas called it a historic volume event. That figure represents not just traders buying the dip but a market-wide moment of fear, [...]The post Top Crypto Presale to Buy Now: BlackRock’s $10 Billion Panic Day Is Exactly When the Best Presale Entries Happen appeared first on TechBullion.

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Iran Diplomacy Hopes, Bitcoin Surge Power Relief Rally: What's Moving Markets Wednesday?
benzinga33d ago

Iran Diplomacy Hopes, Bitcoin Surge Power Relief Rally: What's Moving Markets Wednesday?

Wall Street mounted a relief rally Wednesday as traders weighed reports of potential U.S.-Iran diplomatic talks. The dominant catalyst was a premarket headline from the New York Times suggesting the two sides could pursue diplomatic dialogue. Oil fell after two straight sessions of rally and technology advanced as ceasefire odds edged higher in prediction markets.By midday trading in New York, the Nasdaq 100 led with a 1.5% gain to 25,100 and the S&P 500 rose 0.8% to 6,875. The Russell 2000 added 1.0% to 2,630. The Dow Jones Industrial Average underperformed, slipping 0.1% to 48,860, weighed by consumer staples weakness. The CBOE Volatility Index plunged 11.6% to 20.84.Technology led all S&P 500 sectors, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLK) gaining 1.8%. Consumer discretionary added 1.7% and communications climbed 0.8%. Energy was the session’s clear laggard, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLE) down 1.2% as crude prices retreated.Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) topped $71,000 for the first time in a month, rising 7% and lifting crypto names on the back of de-escalation ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

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